ResourceReferenceDelegate

All Known Implementing Classes:: DefaultResourceReferenceDelegate, ExtensionPointReferenceDelegate

public interface ResourceReferenceDelegate<R>

Part of a ResourceTypeMeta that provides a way to find references to other resources.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

default Collection<ReferenceProperty<R>>

getReferenceProperties()

default Collection<Reference>

getReferences(ConfigurationManager manager, ResourcePath targetResource)

Finds any properties of any instance(s) of this resource type that reference the given resource.

static <X> ResourceReferenceDelegate<X>

none()

Method Details
- getReferences
  
  default Collection<Reference> getReferences(ConfigurationManager manager, ResourcePath targetResource)
  
  Finds any properties of any instance(s) of this resource type that reference the given resource.
  Returns:
  
  A collection of property references that reference the given resource. These references also include the capability to generate a ChangeOperation needed to update the reference in the case of a rename operation.
  
  See Also:
  
  Reference.updateReference(ResourcePath)
- getReferenceProperties
  
  default Collection<ReferenceProperty<R>> getReferenceProperties()
  
  Returns:
  
  A collection of all reference properties for the resource type represented by this delegate.
- none
  
  static <X> ResourceReferenceDelegate<X> none()